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On Monday, the high-profile strike by steelworkers in the city of Ahvaz entered its 38th consecutive day. On that day, IranWire reported that the protesters had heard “a response” from security forces in the form of a new round of mass arrests, perhaps the largest and most indiscriminate of its kind since the strike began. The bulk of the raids in this case reportedly took place overnight, and were carried out in absence of warrants, as is commonplace in instances of politically motivated arrests.

INU- Iranian universities have always been a hub of resistance to the Iranian Regime, so the ongoing student protests in the country should be viewed for what they are; a sign that the young people of Iran are yet again ready to rise up and fight for freedom.

INU- Protests are growing on a daily basis in Iran, from steelworkers demanding better living conditions to cheated investors calling for Regime-backed companies to return their money to teachers calling for a reform of the education system. There is simply no denying that this really does seem like the last days of the Regime.

In keeping with a year-long pattern of public protests proliferating despite vigorous repression by Iranian security forces, student protesters held a demonstration on December 3 at Amir Kabir University in Tehran, with the core message being one of support for workers’ rights protests that have been taking place in other areas of the country.

INU- The head of Iranian judiciary told striking workers on Monday that they must not create “disorder” in the country, during Regime efforts to end the weeks-long strike at a major sugar factory in western Iran.